This is a private reference site, not a Nueces County government office. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visits, or obtain official booking records. For those actions, contact the sheriff, jail, court, records custodian, TDCJ, BOP, or ICE office that maintains the record.
Official Offices for Jail and Records Questions
For current county jail custody questions, start with the Nueces County Sheriff's Office and jail numbers below. For written public-information requests, Nueces County directs requesters to the department that legally maintains the record; if you are not sure which department holds it, the county Records Center can help route the question during business hours.
Nueces County Sheriff's Office / Nueces County Jail901 Leopard St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Jail Information: (361) 887-2300
Sheriff Administration: (361) 887-2222
Jail Administration: (361) 887-2301 McKinzie Jail Annex
745 North Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78406
Phone: (361) 289-4200 Nueces County Records Center
611 Palm Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78408
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Use the custody or record type to choose the right next step:
- For someone held in the county jail system, use jail inmate records guidance and Jail Information at (361) 887-2300.
- For booking photos or photo-access limits, review jail roster mugshots and request records from the proper custodian when needed.
- For filed charges after booking, use court records after a jail arrest rather than the jail phone line.
- For a facility-specific question, use the detention facility pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Texas prisoner, use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate locator, not the Nueces County jail channels.
- For federal or immigration custody, check the BOP locator, ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or Coastal Bend Detention Center channels.